telescope

Example Sentences

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The event was so intense that no single telescope could capture the full picture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Flipping the telescope to the large end is not unique to this particular cohort, nor is it anything to criticize or demonize.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Argentina’s recent decision to pause a joint Chinese effort to construct a large radio telescope is a hopeful sign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Founded by three physicists, the company at first focused on missile-tracking algorithms but later pivoted to build what it has described as the “world’s largest commercial optical telescope network.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

In October 1611 Galileo, who had now moved to Florence, began to observe Venus through his telescope.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton